MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals Prediction and Betting Tips

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MI Cape Town is set to host Paarl Royals in the 6th match of the SA20 2025 on January 13 at Newlands, Cape Town. MI Cape Town currently sitting at the top of the table defeating Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 97 runs in their first game of the season while Paarl Royals are playing their second game of the season and aim to climb up in the table. Check out the MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals prediction.

MI Cape Town led by Rashid Khan features some prominent names in the squad like Trent Boult, Ryan Rickleton, Dewald Brevis, Kagiso Rabada, George Linde, and Rassie van der Dussen. Paarl Royals also has some prominent names like David Miller, Mitchell Van Buuren, Lungi Ngidi, Dinesh Karthik, and Jacob Bethell.

MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals prediction: MI Cape Town to win

Key Stats 

  • MI Cape Town kicked off the season with a dominating win against Sunrisers by 97 runs.
  • MICT won 3 out of the 4 matches against Royals.
  • Royals defeated MICT in their previous match by 59 runs.

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Match Prediction: The match is going to be an exciting contest with both teams featuring match winners like Rashid Khan, David Miller, Ryan Rickleton, Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Lungi Ngidi, Jacob Bethell, and Dinesh Karthik. However, with a better balance and more experienced players in the squad MI Cape Town is expected to win this match.

Most Recent H2H and Pitch Report 

Winning team Won by  Date
Paarl Royals 59 runs 21 Jan 2024
MI Cape Town 8 wickets 19 Jan 2024
MI Cape Town 13 runs 21 Jan 2023
MI Cape Town 8 wickets 10 Jan 2023

Pitch Report 

The 6th match of the SA20 2025, MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals is set to be played at Newlands, Cape Town. The pitch here is often a decent batting surface. In a total of 53 T20 matches played at this venue, the batting first team won 28 while the chasing team emerged victorious 24 times.

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Results of the last two T20 matches played at Newlands, Cape Town

Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Durban Super Giants (Feb 10, 2024) – Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 89 runs

Sunrisers Eastern Cape 204/3
Durban Super Giants 115/10

Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Durban Super Giants (Feb 06, 2024) – Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 51 runs

Sunrisers Eastern Cape 157/8
Durban Super Giants 106/10

MI Cape Town preview 

MI Cape Town led by Rashid Khan kicked off their SA20 2025 with a dominating win against defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 97 runs thanks to the around performance of Delano Potgieter. Dewald Brevis scored half century. Trent Boult, Azamtullah Omarzai, and George Linde also played well.

Predicted XI: Ryan Rickleton, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Colin Ingram, Dewald Brevis, George Linde, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Delano Potgieter, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult

Paarl Royals preview 

Led by David Miller, the Paarl Royals feature a strong squad for the 2025 season. They have prominent batters and all-rounders like Mitchell Van Buuren, Dinesh Karthik, Joe Root, Dunith Wellalage, and Andile Phehlukwayo. The bowling department also has good names like Lungi Ngidi, Kwena Maphaka, Eshan Malinga, and Mujeeb Rahman.

Predicted XI: Mitchell Van Buuren, Joe Root, Sam Hain, David Miller, Dinesh Karthik, Dunith Wellalage, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Naqabayomzi Peter

Player to watch: Dewald Brevis

Dewald Brevis is a young and destructive batter. The right-handed batter is known for his ability to score runs quickly and put pressure on bowlers. He scored a match-winning 57 runs of just 29 balls against the Sunrisers.

Published - January 11, 2025 10:50:33
Updated - January 11, 2025 10:50:55

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